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rito

/ˈɹitoʊ/

rito noun: the young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.

Noun (1)

rito (uncountable)

  1. The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.

Noun (2)

rito (plural ritos)

  1. (US, rare) A stream in the western US.
    • Many small streams and ritos flow down the slopes feeding the Rio Puerco, Chama and Jemez Rivers.1961, New Mexico Wildlife, volumes 6-10, page 3
    • […] to form tiny rills that descended and gathered into larger rititos that rollicked and frollicked as they tumbled down into the ritos that carried the spring run-offs and summer rains across alpine meadows […]1994, Roberto Andrés Lucero, Sangre Del Monte, page 125

Proper noun capitalized: Rito

Rito

  1. Synonym of Lutos (“a Central Sudanic language”).
    Synonyms:
    Lutos

Synonyms of rito

Forms of rito

pluralritos

Origin of rito

From New Mexico and Colorado Spanish rito, from Spanish río + -ito.

Questions about rito

What does rito mean?
Rito means the young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.
What part of speech is rito?
Rito can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rito?
Rito is pronounced /ˈɹitoʊ/.
What is the plural of rito?
The plural of rito is ritos.

Words near rito in the dictionary

  1. rithes
  2. rithmomachy
  3. riths
  4. ritlecitinib
  5. ritmográfico
  6. rito
  7. ritodrine
  8. Ritona
  9. ritonavir
  10. ritornel
  11. ritornell

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